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So there's this project down in SoCal; the
client is a huge vinyl rock 'n roll and blues fan with what you'd call a
multi-use media room. After the initial commissioning of his system, everything
was groovy (pun intended) save for some serious hum and noise issues with the
high-end turntable rig. Unfortunately, scheduling required us to knock off
before we could track down all the issues.
Over the next while, the installer's guys
and some outside consultants gave it their best shot - to no avail. Eventually,
I said, "Enough is enough; we've got to get this guy squared
away."

So, I loaded up my test
gear, tossed in my trusty Technics SL1200 turntable with a basic preamp of my
own, and headed south. After a good bit of head banging (the bad
kind) and hair-pulling, I replaced his turntable and phono pre with mine.
Presto! Hum/noise gone. Taking systematic approach of slowly inserting the
client’s gear into the scheme, I found a “perfect storm” of issues tha…